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English Language Arts Grade 4 The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment English Language Arts Item and Scoring Sampler 2016–2017 Grade 4 Pennsylvania Department of Education Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction—September 2016 TABLE OF CONTENTS INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Introduction . 1 General Introduction . 1 Pennsylvania Core Standards (PCS) . 1 What Is Included . 1 Purpose and Uses . 1 Item Format and Scoring Guidelines . 2 English Language Arts Grade 4 . 3 English Language Arts Test Directions for Reading Passages and Questions . 4 Passage 1 . 6 Multiple-Choice Questions . 9 Evidence-Based Selected-Response Question . .16 Passage 2 . .17 Multiple-Choice Questions . .19 Evidence-Based Selected-Response Question . .25 Passage 3 . .26 Text-Dependent Analysis Question . .30 Text-Dependent Analysis Scoring Guideline . .34 English Language Arts Test Directions for Language Questions and Writing Prompt . .48 Standalone Multiple-Choice Questions . .49 Writer’s Checklist and Informative/Explanatory Writing Prompt . .53 Informative/Explanatory Scoring Guideline . .57 English Language Arts—Sample Item Summary Data . .66 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . .69 PSSA Grade 4 English Language Arts Item and Scoring Sampler—September 2016 ii INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS INTRODUCTION General Introduction The Pennsylvania Department of Education provides districts and schools with tools to assist in delivering focused instructional programs aligned with the Pennsylvania Core Standards (PCS). These tools include Academic Standards, Assessment Anchor documents, assessment handbooks, and content-based item and scoring samplers. This Item and Scoring Sampler is a useful tool for Pennsylvania educators in preparing local instructional programs. It can also be useful in preparing students for the statewide assessment. Pennsylvania Core Standards (PCS) This sampler contains examples of test questions that are aligned to the new Pennsylvania Core Standards-based 2016 PSSA Assessment Anchors and Eligible Content. The Mathematics, Reading, and Writing PSSA transitioned to PCS-based operational Mathematics and English Language Arts assessments starting with the spring 2015 PSSA administration. The 2016 PCS-aligned Assessment Anchor and Eligible Content documents are posted on this portal: www.education.pa.gov [Hover over “K–12,” select “Assessment and Accountability,” and select “Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA).” Then select “Assessment Anchors” from the “Other Materials” list on the right side of the screen.] What Is Included This sampler contains stimulus reading passages with test questions, standalone questions, and mode-specific prompts that have been written to align to the Assessment Anchors that are based on the Pennsylvania Core Standards (PCS). The passages represent some of the genres approved by PDE to appear on an operational, PCS-based PSSA. The test questions provide an idea of the types of items that may appear on an operational, PCS-based PSSA. Each sample test question has been through a rigorous review process to ensure alignment with the Assessment Anchors. Purpose and Uses The items in this sampler may be used as examples for creating assessment items at the classroom level, and they may also be copied and used as part of a local instructional program.1 Classroom teachers may find it beneficial to have students respond to the test questions in this sampler. Educators can then use the sampler as a guide to score the responses either independently or together with colleagues within a school or district. 1 The permission to copy and/or use these materials does not extend to commercial purposes. PSSA Grade 4 English Language Arts Item and Scoring Sampler—September 2016 1 INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS Item Format and Scoring Guidelines The PCS-based PSSA has multiple types of test questions. For grade 4, the types of test questions are Multiple-Choice questions (MC), Evidence-Based Selected-Response questions (EBSR), Text-Dependent Analysis Questions (TDA), and mode-specific Writing Prompts (WP). Multiple Choice: Each of this type of test question has four answer choices. Some MC test questions are based on a stimulus reading passage, while other MC test questions are independent of a passage. Each correct response to an MC test question is worth one point. Evidence-Based Selected Response: Each two-part EBSR question is designed to elicit an evidence-based response from a student who has read either a Literature or Informational Text passage. In Part One, which is similar to a multiple-choice question, the student analyzes a passage and chooses the best answer from four answer choices. In Part Two, the student utilizes evidence from the passage to select one or more answers based on his/her response to Part One. Part Two is different from a multiple-choice question in that there may be more than four answer options and more than one correct answer. Each EBSR test question is worth either two or three points, and students can receive partial credit for providing a correct response to Part One or for providing one or more correct responses in Part Two. Text-Dependent Analysis Question: Unlike a writing prompt, the TDA question is a text-dependent analysis question based on a passage or passage set that each student has read during the test event. There are three response pages in the paper-and-pencil format and up to 5,000 characters in the online format. Both Literature and Informational Texts are addressed through this item type. Students must draw on basic writing skills while inferring and synthesizing information from the passage in order to develop a comprehensive, holistic essay response. The demand required of a student’s reading and writing skills in response to a TDA coincides with the similar demands required for a student to be college and career ready. The TDA response is scored using a holistic scoring guideline on a 1–4-point scale. Writing Prompt: Each of this type of test question includes an extended response space in which the student composes an answer based on a provided prompt. There are two response pages in the paper-and-pencil format and up to 3,000 characters in the online format. A writing prompt is based on a specific mode of writing and may ask the student to write an opinion essay, an informative/explanatory essay, or a narrative essay. Each writing prompt is scored on a 1–4-point scale using a holistic, mode-specific scoring guideline. In this sampler, examples of student responses representing each score point can be combined with the mode-specific scoring guideline to form a practical scoring guide. Testing Time and Mode of Testing Delivery for the PCS-Based PSSA The PSSA is delivered in traditional paper-and-pencil format as well as in an online format. The estimated time to respond to a test question is the same for both methods of test delivery. The following table shows the estimated response time for each item type. During an official test administration, students are given as much additional time as is necessary to complete the test questions. English Language Arts Item Type MC EBSR TDA WP Estimated Response Time 1.5 3 to 5 45 30 (minutes) PSSA Grade 4 English Language Arts Item and Scoring Sampler—September 2016 2 INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS English Language Arts Grade 4 This English Language Arts Sampler is composed of 3 passages, 13 passage-based multiple-choice questions, 2 evidence-based selected-response questions, a text-dependent analysis question, 4 standalone multiple-choice questions, and a mode-specific writing prompt. There are three passages in this booklet. The first passage is followed by a set of passage-based multiple-choice questions and an evidence-based selected-response question. The second passage is followed by a set of passage-based multiple-choice questions and an evidence-based selected-response question. The third passage is followed by a text-dependent analysis question. This booklet also contains 4 standalone multiple-choice questions and a mode-specific writing prompt. Each question is accompanied by a chart that contains the Assessment Anchor and Eligible Content coding, answer key(s), depth of knowledge, and testing data. Each question is followed by a brief analysis or rationale. The text-dependent analysis question and the writing prompt are displayed with the item-specific scoring guidelines and examples of student responses with scores and annotations at each scoring level. The PCS-based PSSA may be administered in paper-and-pencil format or online. As a result, this sampler includes samples of text-dependent analysis question responses and mode-specific writing prompt responses in both formats. A sample online response is noted by the symbol . PSSA Grade 4 English Language Arts Item and Scoring Sampler—September 2016 3 PSSA ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS GRADE 4 ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS TEST DIRECTIONS FOR READING PASSAGES AND QUESTIONS Directions: On the following pages are the Reading passages and questions. Directions for Multiple-Choice Questions: Some questions will ask you to select an answer from among four choices. For the multiple-choice questions: • First, read the passage carefully. • Read each question and choose the best answer. • Only one of the answers provided is correct. • You may look back at the passage to help you answer the question. • Record your choice in the answer booklet. Directions for Selected-Response Questions: Some questions will have two parts and will ask you to select one or more answers in each part. For the selected-response questions: • Read Part One of the question and choose the best answer. • You may look back at the passage to help you answer Part One of the question. • Record your answer to Part One in the answer booklet. • Only one of the answers provided in Part One is correct. • Then, read Part Two of the question and choose the best answer or answers based on your answer to Part One. If Part Two tells you to select two answers, be sure to select two answers.
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